haltz
Basque
Alternative forms
- altz (Upper Navarre, Navarro-Lapurdian, Biscayan, Soule)
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *(h)altza, with the ending reinterpreted as an article. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *alizō.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /halt͡s̻/ [halt͡s̻]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /alt͡s̻/ [alt͡s̻]
- Rhymes: -alts̻
- Hyphenation: haltz
Noun
haltz inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | haltz | haltza | haltzak |
| ergative | haltzek | haltzak | haltzek |
| dative | haltzi | haltzari | haltzei |
| genitive | haltzen | haltzaren | haltzen |
| comitative | haltzekin | haltzarekin | haltzekin |
| causative | haltzengatik | haltzarengatik | haltzengatik |
| benefactive | haltzentzat | haltzarentzat | haltzentzat |
| instrumental | haltzez | haltzaz | haltzez |
| inessive | haltzetan | haltzean | haltzetan |
| locative | haltzetako | haltzeko | haltzetako |
| allative | haltzetara | haltzera | haltzetara |
| terminative | haltzetaraino | haltzeraino | haltzetaraino |
| directive | haltzetarantz | haltzerantz | haltzetarantz |
| destinative | haltzetarako | haltzerako | haltzetarako |
| ablative | haltzetatik | haltzetik | haltzetatik |
| partitive | haltzik | — | — |
| prolative | halztzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- haltz beltz (“alder”)
- haltzadi (“alder forest”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “haltz”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 89
Further reading
- “haltz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “haltz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”). Cognate with German Hals, archaic English halse.
Noun
haltz m (plural hélzar) (Sette Comuni)
- neck (all senses)
- De bòtzen bon hòite habent sobiil langhe hélzar.
- Today's bottles have too-long necks.
- throat
Derived terms
References
- “haltz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo